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The hills are alive! Rebel Wilson hits the slopes in Austria and has a Sound of Music moment as she flaunts her 18kg weight loss By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 12:45 GMT, 26 November 2020 Rebel Wilson continues to enjoy her Austrian getaway. And on Thursday, … Read more
From a soup that promises to strengthen your immune system, to another that could help you to sleep better — can these new winter warmers be as healthy as they sound? MANDY FRANCIS asked Fiona Moncrieff, a dietitian for the NHS-backed healthy eating programme Second Nature based in London to assess a selection. We then … Read more
Former soldier sues the Ministry of Defence for £142,000 after claiming the sound of gunfire left him deaf Iraq veteran Louis Kinsley, aged 34, is seeking damages of more than £142,000 He claims his hearing difficulties are linked to his time in the British Army corps He was regularly exposed to noise of more than 90 decibels … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to create new ‘deepfake’ pop songs that sound like they’re being performed by dead musicians, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, David Bowie and Michael Jackson. Jukebox, created by California-based company OpenAI, is a neural network that generates eerie approximates of pop songs in the style of multiple artists. The neural network … Read more
Pub and restaurant closures across Scotland and Wales are not backed by ‘sound evidence’, according to a top academic. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today unveiled her nation’s new tiered lockdown approach while Wales begins a 17-day ‘firebreak’ at 6pm this evening. The rules mean the shutters are coming down on many sections of the … Read more
How big screens have trashed the tiny telly: Bad sound and picture quality means smaller sets are not worth buying as firms have given up on them, consumer experts claim Consumer experts say that TV sets measuring 32in or less are not worth buying They say lack of demand means manufacturers have now effectively given up … Read more
‘2020 has been that bad even my HEARING has done a runner’: The Million Pound Cube apologises after viewers were left with no sound as the ITV show returned after five years By Emily Webber For Mailonline Published: 00:31 BST, 18 October 2020 | Updated: 00:31 BST, 18 October 2020 The Million Pound Cube was … Read more
‘I reckon the clutch’s slipping, mate…’: Skoda develop a smartphone app that identifies what’s wrong with your car by listening to the engine Skoda Sound Analyser has been tested by 245 Skoda dealers across Europe It is being used by mechanics in franchised dealers to quickly identify issues The app, when held close to the … Read more
Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per second — but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter’s metallic hydrogen core Sound waves are travelling disturbances that move energy through mediums The denser the transport medium is, the faster the wave can pass through it Researchers set out to calculate … Read more
Sonic boom sparks panic in Paris after military jet breaks the sound barrier – and even startles French Open tennis players A fighter jet flying over Paris caused panic as it broke the sound barrier A spokesman said the pilot was responding to another jet’s loss of contact French Open tennis players at Roland Garos … Read more